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Tompot blenny - Parablennius gattorugine
By Stefanos Michael
posted (5 days ago)
0 votes

Elysia beauty_October 2025 (CanonRF100,1/200,f11,iso100)
By Antonio Venturelli
posted Yesterday
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Shots taken of a subject between 3 inches and 1 foot (7.5 to 30cm) in size (e.g. large fish or diver head) that dominates the frame - any background is incidental and occupies LESS THAN 50% of frame
Great lobster by Eduard Bello
Great lobster
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 22, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Netherlands
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Nice like ice by Eduard Bello
Nice like ice
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, May 21, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Netherlands
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Lobster around by Eduard Bello
Lobster around
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, May 20, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Netherlands
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As loud as a whisper. Day Ocotopus / Octopus Cyanea. Red... by Jamie Hall
As loud as a whisper. Day Ocotopus / Octopus Cyanea. Red Sea, Temple, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, May 20, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Jewel of the Ocean Basket star on Palmate Sea Fan by Peet J Van Eeden
Jewel of the Ocean
Basket star on Palmate Sea Fan
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, May 18, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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The beauty of a Giant Sea Clam by Peet J Van Eeden
The beauty of a Giant Sea Clam
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 17, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mozambique Channel South Africa
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Tompot Says Hi by Henley Spiers
Tompot Says Hi
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 17, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: English Channel United Kingdom
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Squid face, Gardens of the Queen, Cuba by Alejandro Topete
Squid face, Gardens of the Queen, Cuba
shortlistedShortlisted!
44 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 16, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cuba
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Always around by Eduard Bello
Always around
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 16, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Netherlands
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running frogfish iso100, f40, 1/200s, with Nikon D800, 1... by Vincent Kong
running frogfish
iso100, f40, 1/200s, with Nikon D800, 105mm vr, sea&sea ys-d2
at seraya secret, tulamben, bali
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 16, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Reaching for the Stars Violet spotted anemone. Little ... by Peet J Van Eeden
Reaching for the Stars
Violet spotted anemone. Little is known about this striking anemone species
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 15, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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Motherly Care This Pink Anemone fish is fining over its... by Ann Donahue
Motherly Care
This Pink Anemone fish is fining over its eggs to oxygenate them.
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, May 12, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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Ghost in the night "Sepia officinalis" by Ferdinando Meli
Ghost in the night
"Sepia officinalis"
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, May 11, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Swimming with the Sea Turtles at Redang Island, Terenggan... by Chisa Ranido
Swimming with the Sea Turtles at Redang Island, Terengganu, Malaysia
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 10, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Asian Sea Malaysia
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Speckled Klipfish - Hermanus, South Africa Canon G16 by Andre Du Preez
Speckled Klipfish - Hermanus, South Africa
Canon G16
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 9, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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Holding flowers by Tianhong Wang
Holding flowers
shortlistedShortlisted!
Final RoundThrough to 2018 awards final round judging
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 8, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Bubble Gum by Tianhong Wang
Bubble Gum
Runner Up Monthly HotShots shortlistedShortlisted!

editor's comments

Editor's Comment
Great colors!
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 8, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Network Pipefish by Henley Spiers
Network Pipefish
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 8, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Jellyfish from below (Pelagia noctiluca) by Ferdinando Meli
Jellyfish from below
(Pelagia noctiluca)
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19 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, May 6, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Sexy Shrimp tken with Nikon aw130 by Carsten Schroeder
Sexy Shrimp tken with Nikon aw130
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, May 6, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Maldives
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Parablennius gattorugine by Cumhur Gedikoglu
Parablennius gattorugine
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 3, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Aegean Sea Turkey
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Rarity Tiny smooth skin scorpion fish (3cm long) in Simo... by Kate Jonker
Rarity
Tiny smooth skin scorpion fish (3cm long) in Simon's Town. Very seldom seen.
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 3, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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A lot around in the dutch waters by Eduard Bello
A lot around in the dutch waters
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 3, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Netherlands
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Who watches the watchers. Giant Moray Eel, Ras Mohammed N... by Jamie Hall
Who watches the watchers. Giant Moray Eel, Ras Mohammed National Park
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22 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 2, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Sexy Shrimp by Carsten Schroeder
Sexy Shrimp
2 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 2, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Maldives
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Crab by Carsten Schroeder
Crab
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, April 30, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Always around and golden eyes by Eduard Bello
Always around and golden eyes
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, April 30, 2018
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